Jury selection — are many methods used to choose the people who will serve on a trial jury. The jury pool is first selected from among the community using a reasonably random method. The prospective jurors are then questioned in court by the judge and/or… … Wikipedia
Jury Selection and Service Act — Federal Act (1968) to insure non discrimination in federal jury selection and service. 28 U.S.C.A. No. 1861 … Black's law dictionary
Jury Selection and Service Act — Federal Act (1968) to insure non discrimination in federal jury selection and service. 28 U.S.C.A. No. 1861 … Black's law dictionary
Scientific jury selection — Scientific jury selection, often abbreviated SJS, is the use of social science techniques and expertise to choose favorable juries during a criminal or civil trial. Scientific jury selection is used during the jury selection phase of the trial… … Wikipedia
jury — ju·ry / ju̇r ē/ n pl ju·ries [Anglo French juree, from feminine past participle of Old French jurer to swear, from Latin jurare, from jur jus law]: a body of individuals sworn to give a decision on some matter submitted to them; esp: a body of… … Law dictionary
Jury research — is an umbrella term for various methods of research associated with jury trials. It could include (but is not limited to) prospective jurors demographic research, mock trials, jury selection, shadow jury or post trial jury interviews. Generally… … Wikipedia
jury commission — n: a body of appointed public officers who maintain a jury list and select the names of prospective jurors usu. at random by use of a jury wheel ◇ Jury commissions may be used in some federal district courts and state courts instead of or in… … Law dictionary
jury of one's peers — The constitutionally guaranteed right of criminal defendants to be tried by their equals, that is, by an impartial group of citizens from the legal jurisdiction where they live. This has been interpreted by courts to mean that the jurors should… … Law dictionary
selection — I (choice) noun adoption, appointment, appropriation, assignment, compilation, cooptation, decision, delectus, denomination, designation, determination, electio, election, extraction, indication, naming, nomination, ordainment, ordination,… … Law dictionary
jury — jury1 juryless, adj. /joor ee/, n., pl. juries., v., juried, jurying. n. 1. a group of persons sworn to render a verdict or true answer on a question or questions officially submitted to them. 2. such a group selected according to law and sworn… … Universalium
